This I Believe

Words hurt

                As a child people would pick on me and call me names. I had very few friends. It was kind of like I was an outcast. I thought everyone hated me, even the teachers. People picked on me without knowing my background. They didn’t know what I went through at home. I believe people shouldn’t down anyone. Words hurt just as well as sticks and stones.

            I thought they picked on because they were hating.it wasn’t like I did anything to them. They just picked on me for no reason at all. After a long day at school I would have to go home and hear my mother talk about how I need to do better in school. She didn’t know what was happening at school because I was too scared to tell her. I never told my mother until I got older. Also I never told the teachers or the principal because I felt as if they were against me too. I hated going to school every day for a while. All I could do was hope for the best.

            People shouldn’t pick on anyone at all. You never know what that person has going on at home. Some people even commit suicide because they are getting picked on. I thank god for letting me be so strong to get through that rough patch in my life.

            Now in days bullying is a big thing. I hate seeing people around school getting picked on. I try to take up for the people who are not able to defend their self. It hurts me every time when I see how cruel people get. Most people pick on others to make their self feel better. Now if someone tries to pick on me I just look over because I think something is going on in their life, so they have to make everyone else’s hard.

            What happened to me as a child has taught me to never talk about some. Also I have learned to take up for those who can’t. I am totally against bullying.  Everyone just need to be peaceful.